Elista Grand Prix (2008)

TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
Elista Grand Prix Tournament

Alexander Grischuk	8/13	(+4 -1 =8)	[view games]
Teimour Radjabov	8/13	(+4 -1 =8)	[view games]
Dmitry Jakovenko	8/13	(+3 -0 =10)	[view games]
Vugar Gashimov	7.5/13	(+3 -1 =9)	[view games]
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov	6.5/13	(+1 -1 =11)	[view games]
Rustam Kasimdzhanov	6.5/13	(+3 -3 =7)	[view games]
Wang Yue	6.5/13	(+2 -2 =9)	[view games]
Peter Leko	6.5/13	(+2 -2 =9)	[view games]
Etienne Bacrot	6.5/13	(+1 -1 =11)	[view games]
Ivan Cheparinov	6/13	(+3 -4 =6)	[view games]
Evgeny Alekseev	5.5/13	(+2 -4 =7)	[view games]
Pavel Eljanov	5.5/13	(+3 -5 =5)	[view games]
Vladimir Akopian	5/13	(+0 -3 =10)	[view games]
Ernesto Inarkiev	5/13	(+1 -4 =8)	[view games]

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. Radjabov vs I Cheparinov ½-½ 45 2008 Elista Grand Prix B12 Caro-Kann Defense

2. Bacrot vs Kasimdzhanov ½-½ 14 2008 Elista Grand Prix B70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation

3. Jakovenko vs Wang Yue 1-0 54 2008 Elista Grand Prix C67 Ruy Lopez

4. Leko vs Akopian ½-½ 28 2008 Elista Grand Prix C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

5. Mamedyarov vs Grischuk ½-½ 28 2008 Elista Grand Prix D85 Grunfeld

6. E Inarkiev vs E Alekseev ½-½ 49 2008 Elista Grand Prix C95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer

7. V Gashimov vs Eljanov 1-0 93 2008 Elista Grand Prix C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense

8. Kasimdzhanov vs Eljanov ½-½ 44 2008 Elista Grand Prix E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical

9. I Cheparinov vs Mamedyarov ½-½ 60 2008 Elista Grand Prix A04 Reti Opening

10. E Alekseev vs V Gashimov ½-½ 60 2008 Elista Grand Prix B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack

11. Akopian vs Jakovenko ½-½ 25 2008 Elista Grand Prix D37 Queen's Gambit Declined

12. Wang Yue vs E Inarkiev ½-½ 64 2008 Elista Grand Prix D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav

13. Grischuk vs Leko 1-0 39 2008 Elista Grand Prix E15 Queen's Indian

14. Bacrot vs Radjabov 0-1 73 2008 Elista Grand Prix A10 English

15. V Gashimov vs Wang Yue ½-½ 43 2008 Elista Grand Prix B30 Sicilian

16. Leko vs I Cheparinov 1-0 53 2008 Elista Grand Prix B12 Caro-Kann Defense

17. Jakovenko vs Grischuk ½-½ 26 2008 Elista Grand Prix C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed

18. Mamedyarov vs Bacrot ½-½ 63 2008 Elista Grand Prix D17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav

19. Radjabov vs Kasimdzhanov 1-0 35 2008 Elista Grand Prix B78 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long

20. Eljanov vs E Alekseev 1-0 52 2008 Elista Grand Prix E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical

21. E Inarkiev vs Akopian ½-½ 67 2008 Elista Grand Prix C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed

22. Grischuk vs E Inarkiev ½-½ 22 2008 Elista Grand Prix D17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav

23. I Cheparinov vs Jakovenko ½-½ 51 2008 Elista Grand Prix E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3

24. Wang Yue vs Eljanov 1-0 75 2008 Elista Grand Prix D38 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation

25. Bacrot vs Leko 1-0 31 2008 Elista Grand Prix B18 Caro-Kann, Classical

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REFINE SEARCH: White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

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Dec-28-08		percyblakeney: <What happens if Radjabov takes his king to b4?> He can't defend d4 and c6 at the same time as the king goes to b4 so this is a draw as long as Grischuk just avoids doing something.

Dec-28-08		Hesam7: <pb: He can't defend d4 and c6 at the same time as the king goes to b4 so this is a draw as long as Grischuk just avoids doing something.> why does he have to defend c6 ? Btw during most of the king march Ke5-e6-d7-c7-b6-c5-b4 the c6 pawn is protected by the king.

Dec-28-08		visayanbraindoctor: <Hesam7: What happens if Radjabov takes his king to b4? Defending a4 & c4 should not be that pleasant.> An option could be: after an exchange of center pawns, Grischuk could plant his King on e4 and Bishop on b5. The a4 pawn will then be defended, as with the d3 square.

Dec-28-08		percyblakeney: <why does he have to defend c6 ?> I was thinking about a Bd7 from white when the king is on c5, otherwise white can just place the king on d3 and the bishop on c2 and everything is covered.

Dec-28-08		visayanbraindoctor: <Btw during most of the king march Ke5-e6-d7-c7-b6-c5-b4 the c6 pawn is protected by the king.> Assuming there is no central pawn exchange, Grischuk could plant his King on d3 or b3. Then move his Bishop to squares that protect his a4 pawn if his King is on d3. But Radja should probably try it though, just to see what happens.

Dec-28-08		Hesam7: <vbd: Assuming there is no central pawn exchange> I think Black can make sure that there are no pawn exchanges in the center. At any rate from Radjabov's point of view there is no down side to playing as he runs no risk of losing and if he wins he will be sole winner.

Dec-28-08		visayanbraindoctor: Bacrot has managed to exchange all major and minor pieces except Queens with Chepa a pawn up. This could be a long game. Chepa will have to try to advance his Kingside pawns while protecting his King from perpetuals. Bacrot will have to guard against a forced Queen exchange, while defending against a Kingside pawn advance and looking for a perpetual.

Dec-28-08		Karpova: According to Rybka 3, Inarkiev messed up and it's +3.12/d14 Source: http://www.chessok.com/broadcast/?k...

Dec-28-08		visayanbraindoctor: Eljanov and Inarkiev seem to be playing rather loosely in time trouble. Inarkiev had a small advantage considering White's isolated d pawn. Then Eljanov tried a direct attack with 29. f4, and Inarkiev just seemed to collapse. Now Eljanov has a big advantage.

Dec-28-08		visayanbraindoctor: Eljanov looks to be in a winning position after the time scramble. Inarkiev must be mentally kicking himself for squandering away a nice position. If Eljanov does not win this one, then it would be him kicking himself.

Dec-28-08		Marmot PFL: all it means is that eljanov won't be last

Dec-28-08		Karpova: Grischuk-Radjabov 1/2

Dec-28-08		Karpova: If Bacrot find 51...c5 it's 0.00/d22 according to Rybka 3: http://www.chessok.com/broadcast/?k...

Dec-28-08		znprdx: so are there tie break rules or a playoff?

Dec-28-08		Karpova: <4.6 Tie breaks for each tournament: As prizes and GP ranking points are shared equally, in cases of any tied position/s. No tie break system will be utilised for the individual GP tournaments. The process of determining the overall winner of the series, in the case of a tie, is defined in Article 7.2> http://grandprix.fide.com/regulatio...

Dec-28-08		visayanbraindoctor: <Karpova: If Bacrot find 51...c5 it's 0.00> Bacrot is about to get his perpetual. I hate trying to win open Queen endings. Too many possible checks, forced repetitions, and the Queens could land just about anywhere. It's hard to calculate all of them without missing anything.

Dec-28-08		Karpova: All games are over: Cheparinov-Bacrot 1/2 Eljanov-Inarkieb 1-0

Dec-28-08		amadeus: Grand Prix Standings, after 3 events: 1 Radjabov Teimour: 363 (153 + 150 + 60) - Perf.: 2.753 (22/39 vs. 2.708 op.) 2 Wang Yue: 353 (153 + 120 + 80) - Perf.: 2.756 (22/39 vs. 2.711 op.) 3 Gashimov Vugar: 328 (153 + 110 + 65) - Perf.: 2.757 (22/39 vs. 2.712 op.) 4 Grischuk Alexander: 303 (153 + 105 + 45) - Perf.: 2.746 (21.5/39 vs. 2.711 op.) 5 Jakovenko Dmitry: 243 (153 + 90) - Perf.: 2.761 (15/26 vs. 2.707 op.) 6 Mamedyarov Shakhriyar: 185 (105 + 80) - Perf.: 2.737 (14/26 vs. 2.711 op.) 7 Aronian Levon: 180 (180) - Perf.: 2.817 (8.5/13 vs. 2.706 op.) 8 Kamsky Gata: 180 (120 + 60) - Perf.: 2.725 (13.5/26 vs. 2.712 op.) 9 Svidler Peter: 175 (90 + 85) - Perf.: 2.724 (13.5/26 vs. 2.711 op.) 10 Carlsen Magnus: 153 (153) - Perf.: 2.795 (8/13 vs. 2.714 op.) 11 Karjakin Sergey: 150 (90 + 60) - Perf.: 2.712 (13/26 vs. 2.712 op.) 12 Cheparinov Ivan: 130 (50 + 45 + 35) - Perf.: 2.677 (17.5/39 vs. 2.713 op.) 13 Bacrot Etienne: 95 (80 + 15) - Perf.: 2.673 (11.5/26 vs. 2.713 op.) 14 Adams Michael: 85 (85) - Perf.: 2.716 (6.5/13 vs. 2.716 op.) 15 Kasimdzhanov Rustam: 80 (80) - Perf.: 2.711 (6.5/13 vs. 2.711 op.) 16 Leko Peter: 80 (80) - Perf.: 2.705 (6.5/13 vs. 2.705 op.) 17 Ivanchuk Vassily: 65 (65) - Perf.: 2.703 (6.5/13 vs. 2.703 op.) 18 Navara David: 50 (35 + 15) - Perf.: 2.621 (9.5/26 vs. 2.717 op.) 19 Alexeev Evgeny: 35 (35) - Perf.: 2.654 (5.5/13 vs. 2.708 op.) 20 Eljanov Pavel: 35 (35) - Perf.: 2.654 (5.5/13 vs. 2.707 op.) 21 Gelfand Boris: 30 (30) - Perf.: 2.654 (5.5/13 vs. 2.707 op.) 22 Inarkiev Ernesto: 30 (15 + 15) - Perf.: 2.634 (10/26 vs. 2.716 op.) 23 Akopian Vladimir: 15 (15) - Perf.: 2.629 (5/13 vs. 2.711 op.) 24 Al-Modiahki Mohamad: 15 (15) - Perf.: 2.579 (4/13 vs. 2.720 op.)

Dec-28-08		muradov: Congrats to Radja for taking the (shared) first place, and long live KID! :)

Dec-28-08		percyblakeney: Final Elista report from Vasiliev at Chesspro: http://chesspro.ru/_events/2008/vas... http://translate.google.com/transla...

Dec-28-08		vanytchouck: It's interesting to notice that an alternative standing - with the two best performances, after 3 events - gives exactly the same : 1. Radjabov Teimour: 303 (153 + 150) 2. Wang Yue: 273 (153 + 120) 3. Gashimov Vugar: 263 (153 + 110) 4. Grischuk Alexander: 258 (153 + 105) 5. Jakovenko Dmitry: 243 (153 + 90) 6. Mamedyarov Shakhriyar: 185 (105 + 80) 7. Aronian Levon: 180 (180) 8. Kamsky Gata: 180 (120 + 60) 9. Svidler Peter: 175 (90 + 85) 10. Carlsen Magnus: 153 (153) 11. Karjakin Sergey: 150 (90 + 60) 12. Cheparinov Ivan: 95 (50 + 45) 13. Bacrot Etienne: 95 (80 + 15) 14. Adams Michael: 85 (85) 15. Kasimdzhanov Rustam: 80 (80) 16. Leko Peter: 80 (80) 17. Ivanchuk Vassily: 65 (65) 18. Navara David: 50 (35 + 15) 19. Alexeev Evgeny: 35 (35) 20. Eljanov Pavel: 35 (35) 21. Gelfand Boris: 30 (30) 22. Inarkiev Ernesto: 30 (15 + 15) 23 Akopian Vladimir: 15 (15) 24. Al-Modiahki Mohamad: 15 (15)

Dec-28-08		shintaro go: Congratulations to Jakovenko for remaining undefeated throughout the tournament.

Dec-29-08		percyblakeney: Jakovenko had a very good tournament and maybe also a touch of luck to share first since both Grischuk and Radjabov lost a game each from winning positions in time trouble, while Leko threw away the win against Jako himself.

Dec-29-08		ahmadov: It indeed was a great tournament, I could not follow all the games though... Congrats to all the winners!

Jan-02-09		dcj1955: When will round 13 results be added to the above tournament standings?

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